Will it cost more money if I have a custom size?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

Okay, you’ve seen our specs. You’ve done your research. You heard we make three sizes, standard 24, 26, 28. We’ve built them bigger, and we’ve built them smaller. We’ve made them ten feet and even shorter, but your question is, “Does it cost more if I have to customize the studio for you?”

No. Let me visit your space. If you haven’t heard, I visit everyone’s space without obligation. In six years, I’ve never asked for a check. Let me make some measurements at your space. Let me make some recommendations, and let’s see what we have to do. The

To answer your question, we get there. If we need to make it shorter, or a little bigger, or smaller to fit your space, that’s no cost to you.

 

Can you build a booth that is larger or smaller than the three standard sizes?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

Your question is a great one, and I’d love to be involved in any new and fresh ideas in and outside of the auto industry as far as building bigger or smaller studios.

Your question is, “Jay, I’ve seen your spec. You have a 24, a 26, a 28. I heard you built a 30, 35,…” and you’re 100% correct. I’ve even built 31’s. I’ve built them smaller–24, 17–for industries out of the car business. Motorcycle, for instance.

To answer your question, absolutely. I would love to be involved in the next latest and greatest ideas as far as photo studios, whether it be in or out of the auto industry.

 

I have in floor heating. Will your concrete screws ruin that?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

You’re looking at a 360Booth®, and you’re in Canada, New York, Idaho, and you have in-ground heating. Yes, we do put screws through our track to secure it to the concrete, and they go about 2-½” in.

The good news is we can still install the floor. There is just an extra step. We need to know average depth so we know if we have to shorten our screws, and we also need for you to do a radar scan and mark the grid patterns on the floor.

It’s that simple. Yes, we punctured them, but very early on without asking the question. Now, we’re very regimented and detailed to make sure we don’t hit any grid patterns.

 

What kind of floor should I use or put down?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

You’re looking at photo studios, and your question is what type of flooring? It’s entirely up to you. I love the epoxy, but know going in that you are going to need maintenance. With new epoxy, you’re going to mop and sweep every time a car pulls in.

We recommend Swisstrax. The reason we recommend Swisstrax is that it’s see-through! Look at the pearlescence in it and the color silver. It reflects the right color temperature back into the room so you don’t have colors.

Let me show you another demonstration.

Okay, here’s my demonstration. (I feel like one of those TV commercials.) Here’s water. Find the water on Swisstrax. Now, over here on epoxy and concrete, now look at the water. Watch. Even if I mop here, it doesn’t do anything. If I mop over on the epoxy or concrete, it takes time to dry.

Look at the difference. You don’t see it over here, but you see the water there. That’s low maintenance. That’s why we recommend Swisstrax.

 

How tall of a vehicle can I put in my studio?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

How tall of a vehicle will fit in the 360Booth®? The structure is 10 feet. The opening, or what we call the overhang, is at nine feet. With almost 800 studios in the ground, six years, there has not been a dealership that couldn’t fit a vehicle in the studio. I’m 6’5”. My reach is 8’3”, and that first bar is nine feet.

There are a few vehicles–your sprinter vans, vehicles like that–that will not fit.

To answer your question, the studio is ten feet; the overhang is nine. How big of a vehicle can you put in there? Anything under nine feet.
 

 

I don't have space inside my dealership but I do have a parking garage. Can you help me?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

This is a great question. You’ve received our literature. You’ve seen one, two, or three of our 800 studios, and your question is, “Jay, your spec was very helpful. I don’t have the space in my dealership, but I have a parking garage.”

I think we have probably 30 studios in parking garages throughout Florida, California, and other areas. The only reason that parking garages are a challenge is that the concrete slopes for rain, so it’s difficult to find a fairly level space. However, I have had dealers go the extra mile to skim-coat a space level. We’ve built decks in them. Dealers have built decks out of pressure-treated wood to support the studio on a level playing ground.

So, your question is that you can’t find space inside your dealership. Did you ask me to visit? Let me see if I can find a space.

Let’s say we visited, and all you had was that parking garage. Yes, we have them in parking garages. I think it’s a great fit. We have to look for the right spot. It’s not an issue. Let me visit. Give me a shot.

 

Is the track in the ground?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Uncategorized

360Booth® studio’s track rides on top of the existing concrete. We do not need any concrete work, any electrical work, no permitting, nothing. It simply is laser-leveled with shims on your existing concrete. Yes, trucks–everything–rides over it. It’s solid steel and black-powder coated. It is strong. I’m going to give you a little test, and I’m also going to walk you through what the track looks like.

All right, there’s an extreme close up and view of our track. It is solid steel. It’s about three inches thick, about a half inch tall. We secure the track with these amazing hilti screws. We go about three inches into the ground. The worst thing we’ve seen is some powder coating breaking off.

Here’s a hammer and some great beatings to it, and it’s strong and fearless.

 

I don't have space inside my dealership can I put it in an outdoor tent?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

Jay, I don’t have the space. I looked at your spec. I don’t have the space anywhere in my dealership. What can you do? Can I put it in an event tent or an outdoor tent?

Once again, if you haven’t heard, I visit everyone’s space. Let me visit your space. Let me walk your dealership. Let me make some recommendations before you go to tents or outdoor buildings.

But, to answer your question, “can you put it in a tent?” We have them in tents, but they are ruggedized. If you’re up north, a tent–no way–is going to support the weight of six, eight, or nine inches of snow. If you’re in Florida, Louisiana, the coast of Texas, I wouldn’t put a tent where a hurricane wind at 50 mph or higher would blow it down.

To answer your question, “Can you put it in a tent?” Yes. Let me walk your space first, and then let me give the specs to your tent company.

 

I've measured my space and I do not have the height for your studio of 10 ft. How can you help?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

Probably the coolest thing over the past six years is that I have reached only the one-percenters of the car industry who really are wanting to take their business to the next level with better photos. It’s so much fun.

The question is, “I’ve looked at your specs, Jay, and I don’t have the 11 feet of minimum clearance. Your studio is at 10 feet. I only have 10 feet of clearance. Can you help? What can you do?”

Great news. Right now, we do not charge to customize your studio at all. We have made them smaller; we’ve made them bigger, and we’ve definitely made them shorter at no cost to you.

So, thank you for doing the due diligence of measuring your space. I love it when you guys send me the photos with the dimensions of length, width, and height of it. I want to get a better idea of what I’m looking into when I visit.

But, to answer your question, if you don’t have the height, when I visit, I properly measure for placement, and we will chop your studio down. It will not affect the photos, and I will not charge you for that.

 

Why do I need to turn off or remove other lights in 360Booth®?

by | Oct 21, 2022 | FAQs

Do your lights in your existing space, or around the space, or in your building need to be turned off during shooting?

There are a couple of ways to handle that. First of all, I evaluate your space. I will make recommendations on what lights have to be turned off or removed. Usually, I focus strictly on above the cloth top. In some cases, you’ll only see that in other people’s booths or studios because they don’t have a cloth top to shield the lights reflecting on the top of the car.

So, to answer your questions, you don’t have to shut them all off. I don’t want you to do that. It’s a hazard, for one, but the ones directly above the cylinder of the studio, yes. We would like those turned off. They’re not the right color temperature, and they will cause issues inside the studio.